Differences in physician attitudes towards patient-centredness: Across four medical specialties

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-20

  Chan, C M H ^a   Ahmad, W A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 83755188571     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02831.x     Document Type: Article

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